Hendo's Sporting Heroes

Availability: Available to Backorder, No Due Date for Supply, Not for Xmas

Best of British by Jon Henderson

Book Awards

Shortlisted for British Sports Book Awards: Best New Writer 2008.

Book Description

"Best of British" is a celebration of the nation's greatest 100 sporting heroes, from Henry VIII to Red Rum, Roy of the Rovers to Torvill and Dean. Jon Henderson has combed through the annals of our glorious and not so glorious past to bring us the geniuses and the eccentrics, the national treasures and the villains who together have shaped our present. Trueman and W. G., Best and Edwards, racing drivers, jockeys, rowers - just what does it take to make a sporting superhero? Hendo's 100 reveals all. Opinionated and provocative, his witty character studies - accompanied by stylish illustrations - capture the essence of his subjects' greatness, re-evaluating the famous and rescuing the forgotten. But when there's a cast of thousands to choose from, and hundreds of years of history to explore, who will make the cut for the most heroic of the heroic? Find out, in "Best of British".

Buy Best of British book by Jon Henderson from Australia's Online Bookstore, Boomerang Books.

Books By Author Jon Henderson

Stanley Matthews is one of the famous footballers ever to play the game. Nicknamed 'The Wizard of Dribble' for his deadly skills, he made fools of defenders around the world. He played 84 matches for England in a career that spanned an extraordinary 33 years. This book tells his story.

Wimbledon champion three times in the 1930s, Fred Perry is the finest tennis player that Britain has ever produced. From Hollywood to Florida, Perry led a scandalous private life. Through extensive research and revealing interviews, the author tells the story of this remarkable man.

A survey of the Atlantic Iron Age. It provides an important exploration of the archaeology of western areas of Britain, Ireland, France and Spain to consider how far Atlantic Iron Age communities were in contact with each other. It examines the evidence for settlement and maritime trade, as well as aspects of the material culture of each area.

Author Biography - Jon Henderson

Jon Henderson has been a sports journalist for forty years. A former Reuters correspondent, he has reported on five Olympics, countless England cricket tours and two football World Cups, and he has covered every Wimbledon since 1969. He is now tennis correspondent and deputy sports editor of the Observer.

For every $20 you spend on books, you will receive $1 in Boomerang Bucks loyalty dollars. You can use your Boomerang Bucks as a credit towards a future purchase from Boomerang Books. Note that you must be a Member (free to sign up) and that conditions do apply.